BNI Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

12Oct2017

The BNI Foundation has recently added four new members to its board of directors, bringing the total to nine members. Joining Chairman Jeff Stay, Vice Chairman Andy Hart, Treasurer Michael Walchonski, Co-founder and Secretary Beth Misner and board member Graham Weihmiller, are four BNI leaders from around the world.

Kevin Barber oversees over 1,200 members in South-West Germany’s 39 chapters, the first of which he started himself in 2005. Kevin is also the BNI Foundation’s Global Special Envoy and is responsible for the Foundation’s operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Shelli Howlett is one of the few female BNI Executive Directors running multiple large regions. Her geographic area includes Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio, Texas where there are 2,700 members in 105 chapters.

David Kauffman acts as Managing Director and Senior Director Consultant for the BNI Delaware Valley Region, which encompass 5 states and 125 chapters. David has years of experience serving boards of charitable organizations and also founded and operates the Adaptive Aquatic program for the Haverford, PA YMCA.

Jeremy Walsh is the Worldwide Director of Support, Training and Documentation for BNI Connect. Jeremy and his team set up BNI Connect’s self-help forums, which see 52,000 visits a month from members searching its comprehensive library of hundreds of training materials.

We are excited to have these accomplished members of the BNI family join us in their leadership roles at the BNI Foundation and are looking forward to accomplishing great work with their guidance. You can learn more about the BNI Foundation’s board of directors by clicking here.